MICHAEL D. BROWNPartner
Michael D. Brown is a founding partner of Ohrenstein & Brown, LLP, whose practice spans the litigation, corporate and insurance regulatory arenas. An accomplished litigator and counselor, Mike began his career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and then became a senior trial attorney and Deputy Bureau Chief in the Office of the Special State Prosecutor for Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. Mike is a frequent lecturer for many organizations and has spoken on a variety of topics including litigation management techniques, the defense of a variety of professional liability and Directors & Officers claims, various evidentiary issues, the attorney-client privilege, the regulatory aspects of self-insurance and captive insurance programs, the federal Risk Retention Act, and the prospects for federal regulation of the insurance industry. Mike has frequently been called upon to litigate significant and unusual cases in many states throughout the country. Mike represented a large satellite operator in a “life insurance” claim when several satellites suffered “shortened lives” due to manufacturing and design defects. When an insurer and one of the nation’s largest banks had a dispute over the meaning of a unique insurance policy involving hundreds of millions of dollars, Mike was asked to defend the insurer in North Carolina. Mike has also represented major hospitals in disputes with HMOs and is also an experienced commercial and employment practice litigator. Similarly, Mike frequently represents insurers, brokers, and insureds in developing structures for insurance programs and in dealing with the regulatory aspects of those programs. Mike regularly represents clients with matters before the New York Department of Insurance, and is counsel to a number of national insurance programs. Mike has served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Insurance Demutualization of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and on the boards of directors of several publicly owned companies. Mike earned his bachelor's degree at Beloit College in 1967 and his law degree at New York University School of Law in 1970. Mike was admitted to practice in 1971. Press
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